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### Question: What are the symptoms of Appendicitis?
### Response: Most people with appendicitis have classic symptoms that a doctor can easily identify. The main symptom of appendicitis is abdominal pain.
The abdominal pain usually:
Occurs suddenly, often causing a person to wake up at night Occurs before other symptoms Begins near the belly button and then moves lower and to the right Is new and unlike any pain felt before Gets worse in a matter of hours Gets worse when moving around, taking deep breaths, coughing, or sneezing
Other symptoms of Appendicitis may include:
Loss of appetite Nausea Vomiting Constipation or diarrhea Inability to pass gas Low-grade fever that follows other symptoms The feeling that passing stool will relieve discomfort
Symptoms vary and can mimic other sources of abdominal pain, including:
Intestinal obstruction Inflammatory bowel disease Pelvic inflammatory disease and other gynecological disorders Intestinal adhesions Constipation
Diseases with similar symptoms
According to age group:
Gastroenteritis Mesenteric adenitis Meckel's diverticulum Intussusception Henoch-Schõnlein purpura Lobar pneumonia
Regional enteritis Renal colic Perforated peptic ulcer Testicular torsion Pancreatitis Rectus sheath hematoma Pelvic inflammatory disease Ectopic pregnancy Endometriosis Torsion/rupture of ovarian cyst Ruptured Graafian follicle
Diverticulitis Intestinal obstruction Colonic carcinoma Mesenteric infarction Leaking aortic aneurysm.